BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 398

Smattering– handful, few

Sentence – I had acquired a smattering of Greek.

Peregrination- travels, voyages, journey

Sentence – His peregrinations took him to India and China.

Disingenuous – dishonest, deceitful, underhand

Sentence – It is disingenuous of him to flatter me.

Consternation – dismay, perturbation, anxiety

Sentence – The announcement created surprise and consternation.

Cower – grovel, quail, crouch

Sentence – They would actually cower in his presence.

Mutt – fool, idiot, halfwit

Sentence – You silly big mutt!

Dossier – file, report, data

Sentence – A firm of detectives produced a dossier on his activities.

Exuded  – give off/out, discharge, release

Sentence – The hot sun made him exude sweat.

Prolix- lengthy, long-winded

Sentence – Her style is tediously prolix.

Appropriacy – suitable, proper, acceptable

Sentence – Candidates will be required to exercise their judgement on matters of appropriacy.